DaptoFunlandGuy

Who said it was secret?

Which always confused me - people riding a dark ride during a night event makes zero sense.

You just keep expecting them to pay more money on workforce at a time when they're still trying to build the business up, and profits are razor thin. maybe saving money is a good thing right now? At any rate, we've heard your take. ad nauseum, and on repeat. Its safe to assume that the good people at Coast have heard it too - and clearly they don't agree with you - so it'd be super awesome if this topic didn't go the way of the turnstiles and become the meme everyone references every time you yell at a cloud.

Distracted by Drea... ? *Gasp* You think the company's biggest and most profitable asset... is a distraction? 😮 Isn't Dreamworld the prize? Wouldn't shareholders be like... super critical if Coast was devoting all their time into operating a waterpark during off peak and low patronage seasons, purely and foolishly to try and compete with their big competitor down the road, instead of returning Dreamworld back to its full capability? They would? cool. Can someone go back and find that reply where I said i'm happy for them to keep WWW on cruise control while they focus on rebuilding the core product of Dreamworld and once Dreamworld is back on track, then they can focus on their other issues? And then quote it here for him to ignore again? K. thx. P.S. - when you find that - if you could happen to find all the other people also saying the same thing, while this guy is the sole voice of opposition, feel free to quote those other people too.

You could argue that, but it still wouldn't be tourism any more than your trip to Costco Coomera is. All of the recent replies have been specific to residential highrise development. Your own words were that we needed highrise residential accommodation more than we needed koalas. As you'll see if you re-read, i'm supportive of leisure and tourism developments that will preserve large habitats, and I don't support residential construction of any density within the bounds of the dreamworld land holdings... So, while we're nitpicking - and to be clear (as you said yourself) - you have skin in the game and you stand to financially benefit from killing Koalas. That tells me all I need to know.

How does highrise residential housing contribute to increased tourism?

Oh, darn! I'm afraid I left those in my other sock. I'm sure the park has them though and has made an informed decision on costs to operate vs. opportunity to make a buck. Oh look! we've gone full circle again!

If you'll read further back in this discussion you'll note i've made similar observations. I am all for leisure and tourism development of this space - and I feel as though leisure and tourism would be able to work more closely with the natural environment and potentially leave large amounts of habitat untouched. Residential high rises on the other hand aren't likely to be able to make the same accommodations. Skeet and I don't often agree but on this occasion - absolutely spot on. Replace existing low-density developments with higher density developments, rather than bulldozing the habitat of an endangered species. Why do we have such a costly and long drawn out process otherwise? is it because calling in circumvents local consideration? is it because big business and big politics can do backroom deals that smooth the way and overcome the opportunity for local representatives to stand for what their constituents elected them for? Maybe we just get rid of all local government and let the states decide what is best for everyone? I'm sure that'll go down well for the regional areas.

oh, sorry (not sorry) - I thought you were holding out the fact that the Big Banana was open despite the larger waterpark just down the road also being open as being demonstrative of there being sufficient demand to have two waterparks open in periods where most people are still in school or at work. So it turns out they don't have a bigger, better waterpark down the road that is directly competing for the off-peak patronage - and so they are likely to catch any and all people looking for a waterslide and pool facility - they have a captive audience, which is not the same situation on the northern gold coast, and so your mentioning of the fact that Big Banana was open mid-week was entirely irrelevant to the discussion and is just another strawman in your land of Oz...

On the contrary, the Koalas were there first... why don't people just not live on the northern GC? plenty of other non koala habitat areas to build in? Saying 'we need houses more than those (officially listed as Endangered species in Queensland since 2022) koalas' doesn't pass the sniff test. I'm all for leisure and tourism development on this plot, especially where they can preserve habitats, and work in partnership with the wildlife team - but i'm not supportive of development for residential towers that are all about maximising the available build space to fit as many units in as possible. (also I can't read the article because I don't believe in giving money to GCB - a copy pasta would be great)

What about the other, bigger, better waterpark just down the road from them?

You're a very unintelligent person.

Once again putting words into my mouth. I explicitly called it out - school is in session, nobody is on holidays. December would be a very different story. But you knew that.

9AM the next day. It's 18 degrees and pouring rain. School is in session, nobody is on holidays. Imagine the amount of money they're saving in operations costs and payroll.

So what you're saying is that it's a quality low-skill tool - but higher skilled individuals can make higher quality products with better tools?

Objection your honour, this question has been asked and answered.

There's a lot of comments on that post from people pointing out that: its very clearly stated on the website and prior to purchase it's still a great deal for $99 OP should research before buying For all we know it's your own post, given it's posted anonymously... Link to post on facebook Funny how you spent a long time previously telling everyone you don't use social media... until it suits your narrative.

Just because you're living in make believe, it doesn't mean the rest of the world is there in Oz with you, Dorothy.

Yeah I feel like someone played around with wordart in microsoft publisher a little too much. The one day holiday tag will always be synonymous with Dreamworld, especially since they re-released the original jingle a few years back - though I don't think they're still maintaining that trademark so it's probably fair game - but they should have gone instead for 'the happiest place on earth'. I definitely like the old logo better.

I'm yet to see you call out anything that has been made up, or unfounded.

If it wasn't applied correctly, corners were cut. if the surface had issues, then it wasn't prepared correctly, and corners were cut. if old paints or sealers were used, then corners were cut. If it was applied in unfavourable weather conditions, then the tradie should be shot for applying it in those conditions, evidencing - corners were cut. ...I do notice you've had nothing to say about the lack of shade in the queue or the continued presence of Arkham. You're focussing on one little detail doesn't negate the rest of the issues raised.

Nobody is making shit up - there is literally photographic evidence of the issues i've mentioned. So if i've got this straight, a proper job would use quality paints and sealers - and therefore if it peeled, it likely didn't use quality paints and sealers (or quality methods). - Sounds like corners cut to me.

no shade in the queues (and as far as I know there STILL isn't) arkham asylum still visible from public spaces (and as far as I know, it STILL is) paintwork on the pond literally peeling in the first 6 months after launch And these are just things I can think of off the top of my head. Like - i've visited a universal park where outdoor theming was in just as bad a state with paintwork peeling and the like, but that was 10 years after it opened, and on the tail end of a pandemic where half the park was still closed. Not a brand new attraction...

Yeah WOZ looks like shit because village cut corners, right?

The supreme court judgment has some interesting details... Pico Play Pty Ltd v Coast Entertainment Operations Limited [2025] QSC 227 (9 September 2025) Pico Play's total budget for the theming works of Rivertown was $5,000,000 The contract stipulated a total fee of $4,148,550 (ex GST) The GRC panels (i assume the themed cladding for the inside, outside and queue areas of the 'temple') were $1,561,794 (package 1a) The show elements for jungle rush - external, queue scenes and ride scenes - were $1,008,091 (package 1b) Murrissippi Motors was $1,002,339 (package 2) 'Area Development' was $576,326 (package 3) As an aside - it seems they had no involvement in Jane's restaurant which explains why the internal theme wasn't perhaps to the same standards as the rest of the land